Hot Fudge and Salted Chocolate Bits Sundae (NYT)
"Sundaes are the chamber music of the dessert world. Their composition and construction follow the contours of grand works, but mostly they’re played out in miniature, their delights designed to be shared by a duet or an audience of one, long spoon in hand. The composition of this sundae is classic. There’s ice cream – the flavors of your choice in whatever quantities you want; sauce –homemade hot fudge sauce based on dark chocolate (not chips, please); fresh whipped cream; and two different add-ins, toasted slivered almonds and chopped chocolate bits. It’s the bits that are the big surprise – they’re bittersweet chocolate and salt, melted together, frozen and then cut into morsels. The salt is unexpected, but not dissonant – it’s what brings out the best in the sundae’s other players. Featured in: An Ideal Sundae...."